[Novalug] Linux as a server for a (hypothetical) linux-only office?

Brandon Saxe brandon20va@yahoo.com
Sat Jul 26 17:14:13 EDT 2008


FYI:

This combines NIS and Kerberos for unified SSO logins and UID/GID info.


--- On Sat, 7/26/08, Brandon Saxe <brandon20va@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Brandon Saxe <brandon20va@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Novalug] Linux as a server for a (hypothetical) linux-only office?
> To: "Igor Birman" <igor_birman@yahoo.com>, "Eric Dantan Rzewnicki" <eric@zhevny.com>
> Cc: novalug@calypso.tux.org
> Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 5:04 PM
> I found this article today while researching NIS.
> 
> http://www.vanemery.com/DAS/DAS-manual.html
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 7/18/08, Brandon Saxe
> <brandon20va@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Brandon Saxe <brandon20va@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Novalug] Linux as a server for a
> (hypothetical) linux-only office?
> > To: "Igor Birman"
> <igor_birman@yahoo.com>, "Eric Dantan
> Rzewnicki" <eric@zhevny.com>
> > Cc: novalug@calypso.tux.org
> > Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 2:05 PM
> > I think for linux-only you'd just use NFS, LDAP.
> Maybe
> > Kerberos, too?
> > 
> > This kind of thing is pretty standard for
> linux/unix-only
> > from what I understand.
> > 
> > It's when you add the heterogeneous element that
> things
> > get tricky.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 7/18/08, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
> > <eric@zhevny.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
> <eric@zhevny.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Novalug] Linux as a server for a
> > (hypothetical) linux-only office?
> > > To: "Igor Birman"
> > <igor_birman@yahoo.com>
> > > Cc: novalug@calypso.tux.org
> > > Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 12:08 PM
> > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 07:20:19AM -0700, Igor
> Birman
> > wrote:
> > > >    I just found this guide:
> > > > 
> > > >   
> > >
> >
> http://www.rrcomputerconsulting.com/view.php?article_id=3
> > > > 
> > > >    Any comments on it?  Looks pretty
> complete..
> > > > 
> > > >    Thanks,
> > > >    Igor
> > > >    ----- Original Message ----
> > > >    From: Igor Birman
> > <igor_birman@yahoo.com>
> > > >    To: novalug@calypso.tux.org
> > > >    Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 10:06:43 AM
> > > >    Subject: [Novalug] Linux as a server for
> an
> > office?
> > > > 
> > > >    I have an opportunity to set up a new
> server
> > for an
> > > office running Linux. 
> > > >    I want the same features as Windows
> server
> > provides
> > > - single signon,
> > > >    ability to change password, access to
> samba
> > shares
> > > without having to log
> > > >    in again, and access via VPN.
> > > 
> > > I'm interested to know how those of you who
> have
> > done
> > > this kind of thing
> > > would do it in a hypothetical linux-only
> environment.
> > > 
> > > -Eric Rz.
> > > 
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